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Plants In Action : Spring to Early Summer

Butterfly Garden· farm· Native Plants· Perennials· Pollinator Garden

7 Dec

Brown thrasher snacking upon the offerings from staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina).

Hairy beardtongue (Penstemon hirsutus) playing host to many creatures from bumblebees to friendly snakes.

The spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis) is a favorite stop for it’s pollen spoils.

A sweat bee venturing into the blooms of pale beardtongue (Penstemon pallidus).

American robin chowing down on common serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis) fruit.

Fritillary butterfly enjoying the blooms of wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa).

Great golden digger wasp on wild quinine (Parthenium integrifolium).

Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) is attractive to bumblebees and other pollinators.

Red admiral butterfly browsing the blooms of the purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea).

Tricolored bumblebee scampering up the slender blooms of the culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum).

One of the bumblebee’s frequent stops is the yellow blooms of the wild senna (Senna hebecarpa).

Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta) in full summer display.

A beneficial wasp exploring the bristly flowers of the rattlensnake master (Erygium yuccifolium).

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